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Oct 21, 2026
This week’s theme
Z in the spotlight

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zazzy

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zazzy

PRONUNCIATION:
(ZAZ-ee) Listen to pronunciation

MEANING:
adjective: Flashy, colorful, or stylish.

ETYMOLOGY:
Of uncertain origin. Earliest documented use: 1961.

USAGE:
“When [Tina Brown] started at Vanity Fair, she cast off the zazzy type ... and reëmbraced the crispness of the twenties magazine.”
Nathan Heller; Bold Type; The New Yorker; Nov 20, 2017.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy? -Ursula K. Le Guin, author (21 Oct 1929-2018)

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